Verdine White (born July 25, 1951) is an American musician, best known as being the longtime bassist for Earth, Wind & Fire. White was placed at No. 27 on Bass Player’s list of The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time
As Earth, Wind & Fire’s bassist since the band’s inception, White has won six Grammy Awards, has been Grammy nominated seventeen times and has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame to name a few honors.
“At the time I started with it, ( Fender Jazz) that’s what was around. There weren’t a whole lot of choices. There was Fender – and that was before CBS bought Fender, when the basses were really, really good. I still have a Jazz – two of ’em, actually – and I’ve got a Precision, a Telecaster Bass… a lot. I’ve got about 30 basses, but they’re all different companies. I’ve got a Yamaha BB 3000, a Roger Sadowsky bass – which is a great bass, truly good. I’m going to get another Sadowsky this summer. I require basses that are handmade. Warwick – they’ve made me a bass, too, and it’s great.”
just...BASS! 